Tag: President
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Akpabio hails new NIPR President, Neliaku: Your colleagues got it right
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON has congratulated Dr. Ike Neliaku on his election as the new President of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, NIPR. In a congratulatory letter issued to the new NIPR president, Senator Akpabio
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Ousted Gabon president, Bongo calls on public to protest against his arrest [Video]
Hours after military leaders seized power in Gabon, President Ali Bongo issued a plea to the public from where he is being held under house arrest. Bongo called on the people of Gabon to “make noise,” saying in a brief
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Just In: Gabonese President, Bongo under house custody, son detained
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest and one of his sons has been arrested for “treason”, military officers said Wednesday. The announcement came hours after the military officers said they had overthrown the government. In a statement read out on state TV, the military officers said Bongo was under house arrest “surrounded…
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Police arrest man over death of retired Benue court of appeal president
The Police Command in Benue, has confirmed the arrest of one Aondohemba Joseph, over the death of Justice Margaret Igbetar, a retired President, Benue Customary Court of Appeal, The State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed t
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JUST IN : President stops self, govt officials from foreign trips to reduce public spending
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has suspended himself and all government officials from foreign travel to reduce public spending, a government spokesman announced Saturday.
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Breaking! Niger Coupists finally grant Bazoum access to medical doctor after int’l pressure
Finally, Niger President Mohamed Bazoum who has been detained since being ousted by members of his guard last month was seen by his doctor Saturday, his entourage said, amid mounting concern. The president “had a visit by his doctor today”, a member of his entourage told AFP, adding the physician had also brought food for…
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Just In: Ex- President of Cote’dIvoire, Bedie is dead
Former Ivory Coast President Henri Konan Bedie, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West African nation for a generation, has died, aged 89, a close relative told Reuters on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. The Ex-President Bedie served as president from 1993 until his ouster in 1999 and later ran…
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ECOWAS envoy meets deposed Niger President
The ECOWAS envoy and Chad Transitional President, Mahamat Déby Itno, met with the deposed President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, in the capital city of Niamey on Monday. This meeting marks the first time that the ousted president has been seen since the military detained him following the coup last week. The regional leaders have given…
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Just In: Popular ex-ASUU president, Fasina missing
A popular Nigerian scholar and former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dipo Fasina, nicknamed ‘Jingo,’ by his students has been missing since Saturday, 1 July. This was confirmed by the incumbent President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, in a telephone interview. Mr Fasina, 76, was travelling to Algeria reportedly at the invitation…
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The ministers Tinubu does NOT need – By Chidi Amuta
President Bola Tinubu has displayed a commendable preparedness to be president. He has, in just one month, shown a keen familiarity with the current state of the nation. In line, he has made bold policy pronouncements indicating an unmistakable